There wasn’t going to be a positive article without a negative one. For every Canuck that exceeded expectations in this playoff run, there were just as many that disappointed.
In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, head coach Rick Tocchet wins the Jack Adams Award. Meanwhile, an update on multiple Canucks free agents, including Elias Lindholm.
While the Vancouver Canucks would have preferred to have their year-end reviews sometime in June, it was much earlier than they’re used to in mid-April.
The Vancouver Canucks got a taste of postseason success this spring and now they're hungry.
Both head coach Rick Tocchet and forward Conor Garland have spent time together with the Arizona Coyotes and Vancouver Canucks. Tocchet, a former NHL player and three-time Stanley Cup champion (one as a player and two as a coach), has over 20 years of coaching experience.
For some strange reason, the NHL schedules an official NHL Awards Night (June 26 this year) and then spends the month prior announcing the winners of most of the awards ahead of time.
The Vancouver Canucks may not have gotten all they wanted this year, only one team does! However, they got as much as they did in large part because of Head Coach Rick Tocchet.
Pierre LeBrun: The New Jersey Devils will officially hire Sheldon Keefe today as their next head coach. Keefe would have had a two-year contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs kick in for next season but he will be signing a four-year deal with the Devils.
First-time finalist Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks won the Jack Adams Award on Wednesday as the NHL's 2023-24 coach of the year. The trophy honors the head coach who has "contributed the most to his team's success," voted on by members of the NHL Broadcasters' Association.
Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet has won the 2023-24 Jack Adams Award, given to the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.
Vancouver Canucks’ head coach Rick Tocchet has won the Jack Adams Award as head coach of the year in 2023-24. He coached the Canucks to a 50-23-9 record in the regular season and a playoff series victory over the Nashville Predators.
Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet has won the 2024 Jack Adams Award, given to the head coach deemed to have contributed the most to his team’s success.
Tocchet becomes the third coach in Canucks history to take home the Jack Adams Award.
With their new man in charge, the Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping they can find instant success under a guy with a winning history. On Friday, the team announced that it had hired Craig Berube as the 32nd head coach in franchise history.
The Vancouver Canucks held what could be the team’s final practice of the season on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Arena. Of course, it could also be the springboard to a Game 7 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.
The Edmonton Oilers won’t have to face Thatcher Demko in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks, head coach Rick Tocchet confirmed Saturday evening.
The Vancouver Canucks will remain without star goaltender Thatcher Demko for Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers, head coach Rick Tocchet said Saturday.
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are heating up, especially in the Western Conference. On Saturday, the Vancouver Canucks have a big opportunity ahead of them.
The Vancouver Canucks are in the midst of a thrilling best-of-7 second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers, which has now become a best-of-3 ahead of a critical Game 5 at Rogers Arena on Thursday night.
Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet threw down the gauntlet after a disappointing performance from a chunk of his squad during a Game 4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet was not thrilled with his team’s performance in Game 4 of their Second Round series against the Edmonton Oilers. With a chance to take a commanding 3-1 series lead heading back home, his group came out flat.
The Vancouver Canucks are getting ready to face an explosive Edmonton Oilers power play in the second round of the playoffs. It’s going to be a series in which the Oilers’ potent power play will be a factor.
As a result of the team’s win on the road, the Vancouver Canucks have moved into the second series in their Stanley Cup journey. In a tense and tightly contested matchup, the Canucks squeezed out a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.
The NHL announced its three finalists for the Jack Adams Award, handed out annually to the league's top coach.
Considering how things have been going, it's not a surprise the Canucks don't know who their goalie will be on Tuesday in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series with the Predators.
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